The Lee County Board of Commissioners, meeting in regular session on December 7th, approved a Resolution setting their meeting schedule for 2016. Meetings will be held the first and third Monday of each month in the Commissioners Room, Lee County Government Center, 106 Hillcrest Drive, Sanford. Meetings will begin at 5 p.m. instead of the current 4 p.m.time schedule. Required public hearings, whether from department request or with the Lee County Planning Board, will be held at 6 p.m. the third Monday of the month unless otherwise specified by the Board. If the meeting date falls on a holiday, the meeting will be held the following day or as designated by the Board.

Thursday, October 22, 2015

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 22, 2015
San-Lee Park Closure
Lee County Parks & Recreation announces that San-Lee Park will be closed to the public on Monday, October 26, 2015 due to NCDOT paving operations on Pumping Station Road. The park will re-open on Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at 8:00 a.m.

Tuesday, August 25, 2015

Registration is underway for Learning Lee, a program designed to give participants from the community an opportunity to learn more about Lee County Government and the services provided through daily operations. Sessions are scheduled for Tuesday afternoons from 2 to 5 PM from Sept. 15 – Nov. 17 with a Graduation on Nov. 24. Applications are due by 5 PM on Sept. 10 to Meta McCune in Human Resources. You can submit a form electronically HERE

Public Information Meeting

Proposed new zoning rules for oil and gas extraction (including “fracking”) operations and changes to existing zoning rules for traditional mining and quarrying operations for City of Sanford, Town of Broadway and Lee CountyDate: Monday, August 24, 2015Location: Lee County Government Center @ 106 Hillcrest Drive (Gordon Wicker Room)Time: Presentation begins at 6:00pm

PUBLIC NOTICE The public is cordially invited to attend an informational meeting on proposed zoning rule changes to address new rules for oil and gas and changes to existing rules for traditional mines and quarries.

The City of Sanford/Lee County Planning Department will be conducting a public information meeting on the evening of August 24th in the Gordon Wicker Room of the Lee County Government Complex at 106 Hillcrest Drive, Sanford. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 6:00 p.m.

The purpose of this meeting is to allow the public to learn more information about proposed changes to our local zoning codes to address the oil and gas extraction (“fracking”) industry as well as proposed zoning code changes to existing rules for traditional mines and quarries.

The meeting will include a presentation from Planning staff that details the proposed zoning changes and includes information about why the changes are being proposed and the process by which the draft rules were prepared.

Please note that at the conclusion of the presentation, staff will be available to answer questions. HOWEVER, questions will be limited to those specific to the presentation and will not include general discussions about the pros and cons of hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) or other topics that are not directly related to the contents of the draft rules or related process.

A copy of the draft rules can behere or may be obtained from the Sanford/Lee County Planning and Development Department, 900 Woodland Avenue, Sanford NC 27330 or by calling (919) 718-4656.